Confessions
The author of Confessions.
Who is Augustine?
The heresy that taught that Jesus was God but only appeared to be a man; he was actually a ghost.
What is the Docetic heresy?
A holiday that was threatening to cause divisions over the chosen date to celebrate.
What is Easter?
Benedict calls this the "enemy of the soul."
What is idleness?
Ripping off this characters arm and allowing him/her to bleed out is how Beowulf defeated this character.
Who is Grendel?
A devout Christian who prayed continually for her son.
Who is Monica?
This heresy taught that Jesus was the first and greatest creature.
What is the Arian heresy?
*think of Nicene Creed: homoousios v homoiousios
Both men celebrated Easter on the "wrong" day; they went according to the Irish Church.
(name 1 of those men)
What was the reason that Bede has reservations about both Aidan and Columba?
The most valued type of work by the Benedictine Monks.
What is physical labor?
By cutting off his/her head with a magical sword in his/her lair is how Grendel slay this monster.
Who is Grendel's mother?
In this system of belief, fruit had a human-like quality and could feel pain. When the elect ate they released the spirits of the Gods in part.
What is the teaching of the Manicheans?
This clause was inserted into the Nicene Creed by the Western Church; it means "and from the Son" in Latin.
What is the filioque clause?
This pope encouraged missionaries to reach the English courageously.
Who is Pope Gregory the Great?
This was considered the "most detestable kind of monk" according to Benedict.
What is a sarabaite?
The man that Grendel is said to have descended from.
Who is Cain?
The time of the year that most baptisms took place and part of the reason why Augustine waited to be baptized.
What is Easter?
The right hand of the Father
Where do the Creeds say that Christ is now?
A place that Augustine and his peers were initially not eager to visit and were ill-prepared, but were meet by the receptive willingness of King Ethelbert.
What is Britain?
The number of times a Monk was to worship each day.
What is 7?
The name of the great hall of the Danes.
What is Heorot?
That Bishop of Milan under which Augustine grew in his knowledge of God's word.
Who is St. Ambrose?
This phrase from the Apostle's Creed is often an area of speculation and debate.
What is "descended into hell"?
This symbolic object was considered to be attached to the ecclesiastical authority of a person.
What is the pallium?
Showing great discipline and humility, defending the true Christ, and doing good works.
What are the goals of a monk according to St. Benedict?
The main attribute of the 50-year rule of Beowulf.
What is peaceful?